Mikaela Shiffrin takes final training run before downhill
Mikaela Shiffrin was the 17th-fastest woman down The Rock downhill course in her last practice run ahead of the women’s downhill…
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US women beat Finland 4-1, to face Canada in Olympic final
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic…
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Mikaela Shiffrin to enter women’s downhill at Winter Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin will enter the women’s downhill at the 2022 Winter Olympics, she revealed following the third and final training run…
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Kamila Valieva allowed to compete in women’s singles
ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s singles figure skating event in Beijing after the Court of Arbitration for…
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France’s Lucile Lefevre earns big-air stripes in tiger suit
Lucile Lefevre of France rose up to the challenge of her rivals in women’s snowboard big air qualifying with a huge straight air and and a solid…
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VertFest festival returns to Mt. Bachelor
Nearly 200 people took part in Sunday’s VertFest at Mt. Bachelor, a backcountry festival full of uphill skinning and downhill shredding, along with a…
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Bikes and ice cream: Nils van der Poel posts extensive training guide after 10k win
Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel released his detailed training regiment and philosophical thoughts on how to become the best at his…
Continue Reading US ice dancers win Olympic bronze medal before retiring
By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — American ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue bent down and kissed the the ice where the…
Continue Reading Slafkovsky, 17, among standout stars in hockey at Olympics
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The best player so far in the men’s hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics is also the…
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China’s Eileen Gu advances to slopestyle final, eats lunch
U.S.-born Eileen Gu of China had trouble 630’ing out off a rail on Run 1, then cleaned up with a switch 900, cab 720 and 900 Buick in Run 2,…
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Erin Jackson wins women’s 500m, celebrates with family
United States speed skater Erin Jackson won the women’s 500m gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. She then had a chance to celebrate with her…
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Jamie Anderson doesn’t advance in big air qualifying
USA’s Jamie Anderson, reigning silver medalist, had trouble landing a cab double underflip on Runs 1 (30.00) and 2 (29.50), then stomped a perfect FS…
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USA’s Voisin fourth in slopestyle qualifying, Stevens 18th
USA’s Maggie Voisin went blindside 630 out off the last rail then rightside 540, switch 900 and left 720 to score a 72.78 on Run 1, qualifying fourth…
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Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru tops freeski slopestyle qualifying
Estonian Kelly Sildaru issued an empathic statement on her second run of freeski slopestyle qualifying, pretzeling on the rails and upping all three…
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Sofia Goggia 4th in DH training as injury recovery continues
Defending women’s downhill gold medalist Sofia Goggia continued to impress in training, just three weeks after suffering a major knee…
Continue Reading After Olympic debut, ice hockey’s future in China uncertain
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China made its Olympics debut in men’s ice hockey, but it’s not clear if the outmatched team…
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Sadowski-Synnott, Murase, Iwabuchi lead big air qualifying
Japan’s Reira Iwabuchi (83.00/75.50), USA’s Jamie Anderson (30.00/89.75), New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (85.50/91.00) and Japan’s Kokomo Murase…
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Marie-Philip Poulin nets dazzling backhander vs. Switzerland
Marie-Philip Poulin is arguably the top women’s hockey player in the world, and it’s not hard to see why after her dazzling backhand goal against…
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Jasmine Flury crashes during downhill training run
Swiss Alpine skier Jasmine Flury crashes through the protective netting as she was going down the downhill…
Continue Reading Top-seeded US ‘not satisfied’ by early success at Olympics
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States goes into the knockout round at the Olympics as one of the favorites to win the…
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